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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
6
Notice from Jackson Missouri dated November 4 1897 announcing second class matter and rates for advertisements. Legal notices and professional cards offered with annual rates and rates lowered upon application.
A market report reviews prevailing grain conditions with data on prices, supply trends, and futures. It cites trade sources and analysts, noting adjustments in wheat corn and oats markets amid demand shifts and harvest updates.
Captain Stanley pursues Roselle and the elopement as a night voyage leads to a hidden boat and a Choctaw camp. Jean Lafitte’s complex life unfolds from New Orleans to France, with Amber Dey and Bonaparte’s shadow shaping decades of peril, piracy, and partnership.
A Northern traveler hires a Black guide to cross a swift river in sparsely settled Georgia. The guide pretends to row and finally ferries the traveler, then reveals the punch line about misunderstanding. The piece uses dialect humor and local color from the era.
A Plymouth Rock hen belonging to Prof Gowell attracts attention at the University of Maine. The fowl is valued not for appearance but for egg laying prowess and is credited with laying numerous eggs over the past year as Gowell traces its blue vinaded ancestry.
Judge Ryan directs repayment of sixty thousand dollars borrowed to bribe legislators. Funds tied to the Lincoln Trimet Company and German Savings Institution were intended to influence the Missouri Assembly. The money was ordered held as evidence in doodle prosecutions, with ongoing questions about its use and final disposition.
St Louis official says creating a refuge school at the House of Refuge will require amendments to Missouri and municipal prison laws. A committee studied inmates education. officials discuss seeking Jefferson City action after legal review. Attendance at Missouri Corn Growers Assocation in Columbia included talks on seed care and corn pests.
Missouri leaders urged state oversight of highways at the Chant Roads Convention in Columbia. President Moore spoke for strong supervision and a State Highway Commissioner position while Ellis proposed a ten cent tax per hundred dollars of assessed value to fund permanent roads.
Joplin Missouri report: State Federation of Labour ends four day session with Moberly chosen as next meeting city. Officers named include Thomas Sheridan of Joplin as president, W H L Holman of St Louis first vice president, T J Tiffany of Springfield second vice president, William Bancroft of St Joseph treasurer, and John T Smith of Kirksville secretary. Resolution asks Governor Folk to pardon Fred Noribeau linked to St Louis street railway blast.
Jefferson City Missouri governor Polk issued a requisition to Illinois Governor Deacon to return Fred Harrison a windler ag reed in Chicago wanted in St Louis on a charge of malfeasance involving Persian rug thefts from Mrs Marty Mwah. Harrison visited Farah's Delmar Avenue store under false pretenses to remove the goods claiming he could find buyers.
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